Monthly Archives: September 2011

(A short-short by me that won the August 2011 short story contest, held by the Aspiring Writers group on LinkedIn. The theme was “Adventure”, genre was “Young Adult”, and focus was “Amusement Park”, with strict word count of 715 words)

Cecile hid her tear-swelled eyes behind her long black hair.

“Have a great time!” bubbled the park employee as she took the ticket. Cecile muttered a “thanks” and struggled through the turnstile. Dusk’s light peeked behind her, framing her slender silhouette.

At the midway, Cecile closed her eyes and immersed herself in the surroundings. The amusement park had always been her escape. The dazzling lights, smell of cotton candy, and roar of machinery — they filled her senses and muted her sorrows.Continue reading →

Who’s Ray?

Ray is an avid gamer geek who specializes in project, production and engineering leadership in online games. He has led teams of software engineers, producers and designers on a variety of projects from concept to release, from backend architecture, to front-end aesthetics.

In his spare time, he enjoys playing video, D&D and board games, folding origami and writing fiction. He's currently working on an epic fantasy novel, and some day it will be finished.